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Can You Identify this Wanted Man; Accidents on 400, 285 Cause Fatalities

Here are some top Patch headlines not far from Alpharetta and Milton.

 

Can You Identify This Man? - Canton-Sixes Patch

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office needs your help.

Anyone who recognizes the man in the video is asked to call investigators at 770-928-0239.

Lt. Jay Baker, the spokesman for the Cherokee Sheriff's Office, told 11Alive that the man is suspected in a robbery at the Rainbow Asia restaurant on Sixes Road.

Around 10 a.m. Monday, the suspect allegedly took cash, checks, a Kindle Fire and an iPod Touch from the restaurant, according to 11Alive.

This is at least the second time Rainbow Asia has been targeted this year. In April, a 31-year-old Canton man who used to work there was arrested after authorities said he took an undisclosed amount of cash from the restaurant.

One Fatality Confirmed in I-285 Wreck in Cobb County - Smyrna-Vinings Patch

Cobb Police Sgt. Dana Pierce has told Northeast Cobb Patch that there were three vehicles involved in the accident, which occurred at 4:20 p.m. on eastbound I-285 just west of the Chattahoochee River.

Pierce says that a semi tractor trailer, a small pickup truck, and a passenger car were involved in the accident, but the circumstances of the accident are still under investigation.

He also confirmed one fatality, a passenger in the pickup. The driver has been taken to the hospital, but Pierce had no updates on his condition.

Read the full article on Smyrna-Vinings Patch.

Explosions, Fire Destroy Bartow Manufacturing Plant, Close U.S. 411Cartersville Patch

As a result of late-night explosions and a huge fire, U.S. Highway 411 outside Cartersville has been closed until further notice, Bartow County sheriff's authorities said after 2 this morning.

The blaze at Mouldings Unlimited in White started about midnight, but was under control by 5 a.m., according to Fox 5 Atlanta and WSB Radio.

Bartow County Fire Department crews began battling the blaze, but requested assistance from Cartersville and Gordon and Cherokee county fire departments, Bartow County Scanner reports.

WSB Radio reported clean-up efforts early this morning blocked traffic on 411 from Stamp Creek Road north through the city of White.

Read the full article on Cartersville Patch.

Marietta Driver Goes Wrong Way on Ga. 400, Causes Accident - Marietta Patch

Frampere Ingle, 24, of Marietta, has been identified as the driver that entered Ga. 400 at Lenox Road going southbound in the northbound lanes causing Wednesday's two-fatality accident, according to a report by the AJC.

The northbound driver Ingle collided with has been identified as Eric Hanks. Hanks died at the scene, police said. Ingle died at Grady Memorial Hospital following the crash, according to Buckhead Patch.

A passenger in Ingle's vehicle, whose name has not been released, was severely injured and hospitalized in critical condition, according to police.

It appears alcohol may have been a factor in this accident. 

The wrong way driver and the passenger in that vehicle were not wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision. 

Related Topics: Plant Fire, robbery suspect, traffic fatality, and wrong-way driver

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